The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-01-20

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HoUsE.-Some dozen odd petitions,
signed by over 1000 citizens OF the state
and advocating constitutional prohibit
ton, temperance education, and laws
changing the age of consent, were submit.
ted and respectively referred to the COM
mittees on temperance, education and the
judiciary.
Representative Mattson secured the pas
sage OF a resolution authorizing the chair
to appoint q special committee OF five to
investigate state prison contract labor, to
examine the books, call witnesses, etc.,
and to report the result OF their labors to
the house. On motion Of Representative
Furlong q committee of seven was ordered
appointed to ascertain the cost OF all the
railroads in the state and to employ an
expert clerk to aid them in their labors.
The speaker announced the following
clerks for committees:
Judiciary, 8. J. Donnelly; grain, J. E.
Osborne; engrossment. 9. p. johnson;
finance, Henry Anderson; railroads. Will
lam Bowen; enrolment, James Spencer;
education, Henry Feig; elections e. H.
Bakken; insurance, G. A. Lounsberry;
towns and counties. Mr.. Sparks.
Senator Sabin sent Mr.. Donnelly the
follwing message recently: washington,
Jan. IL. Hon. ]. Donnelly, Minnesota
Legislatures: have been in hearty sym.
pathy with the Cullom Interstate bill from
improved; il not shall vote for it, as it is q
| desirable beginning. D. NJ. Sabin."
SENATE.-The most important bill intro
| duced in the senate was that by Senator
Pope, providing for soldiers home. The
| bill was drafted by the committee OF the
Grand Army OF the state, and represents
| their views in detail The bill is quite long.
and most OF it has been published before. 1t
| provides for an appropriation OF $1OO, Ooo
fairgrounds and buildings l 8. 900 to be pald
| out this year. Seven commissioners are
| to be appointed by the governor, three OF
whom shall serve three two four years and
two six years; and after the expiration OF
six years the term of the new commission
ers shall be six years each. The commits
sioners are to locate a home and provide
the necessary grounds, the tite not to cost
! more than $4,000.
| Senator Bowen offered q resolution
which had it been adopted, might have
made quite stir among the railroads OF
the state. The senator wants special
committee of five senators to inquire into
the manner of railroad discrimination in
regard to freight and passenger rates,
both to points in the state and
points outside, and wants the committee
empowered to send for persons and pa
pers, and make thorough investigation
| of all the alleged evils in this connection,
| and to employ stenographer to take a
| full report, the committee to recommend
| legislation necessary. Senator Edwards
| moved to send the resolution to the rail-
! road committee.
| Senator H, ard introduced bill at the
instance of the state board OF regents, pro-
viding for the sail OF the fruit farm at Min
netonka; OF the proceeds $2O,OO0are to be
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| the library, and the remainder to be turn
| ed into the state treasury. The farm cost
$4,000 originally and was bought by Gov.
| Pillsbury, who turned it over to the state.
| 1t is now worth $50, ,OOO and it is thought
that sum can be realized from it.
Senator Hixon, chairman Of the grain and
] warehouse committee, introduced bill
| which provides that all railroad companies
shall transport freight at reasonable rates,
and send it by such routes as the shipper
may direct. Car loads shall be transferred
| from one line to another when un-
| loading. A great ter rate shall not he charged
when freight passes over more than one
road than for an equal distance when car
| ried on one single road, except that 81 per
| car may be charged for transferring. Any
company violating this law shall be fined
not less than So, 600 for the first offense,
| $4,000 for second, and the third offense
| causes forfeiture of the company's chart
| er. Any official who refuses to carry out
the provisions of the law shall be fined
| $1,000 for the first offense, and for
the second offense be imprisoned
six months and fined $4,000.
Gov. McGill sent in his appointment s tt
the senate and they were considered in ex-
ecutive session. The following were sent
in:
H. b. Willis to be oil inspector, A. G.
| I 1e e. 4 l.
| Saltwater district, Stephen Lovejoy for
the Minneapolis district. Hugh Thomson
for the Crookston district, Alexander Fra
ser for the Duluth district.
HousE.-Numerous petitions were receiv-
eel and referred to proper committees, on
prohibition, assaults on women, etc. A
petition was received from Swift county
asking an appropriation of $4,000 for
the aid of sufferers from the hail storm OF
last July. Referred to judiciary.
Representative Ellingson moved that
$4,000 OF Governors McGill and Hub
bords messages be printed in Italian,
French, Bohemian, German, Polish, Scand-
inavian, Welch and English for the use of
the members OF the house. Referred to
the committee on printing.
| The house went into great wrangle
over the proposition in the new rules of
order to excuse the speaker from voting
Represe ntative Petit contended that such
q thing could not be, that the speaker
must vote and ought to on the final pas
sage of all bills. Except on tie votes the
speaker has not usually voted, by 81 cour-
| tesy point, being excused therefrom. Mr..
| Petit offered an amendment re ,uiring the
speaker to vote on all matters but appeals
! from his own decision. Representative
Barker sustained Mr.. Petit. The state
constitution forbids any such release from
voting OF members OF the legislature. Mr..
Pettit's amendment was passed.
cENATE.-The Senate confirmed the Gov
ernors' appointments as follows:
Public Examiner-Henry NJ. knox, reap
| pointed.
State Librarian-William H. H. Taylor
reappointed.
Insurance Commissioner Charles Shan.
drew, vice A. r. McGill, term expired.
| Board Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioners-George L. Becker, ,reappointed;
Horace Austin, vice j. H. Baker, term ex-
pired; John L. Gibbs, vice 8. 8. Murdoch
term expired.
Warden State Prison-H. G. Stordock
vice j. A. Reed, term expired.
Dairy Commissioner-W. j Ives, vice w
G. Rice, term expired.
Adjutant General-F. w. Seeley, vice c.
M. MacCarthy, term expired.
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Castle. term expired,
Surveyor Generals OF Logs and Lumber
First district A. G. Hospes, reappointed;
Second district, Stephen B. Lovejoy, vice
w. s. King, term expired; Fifth district
Alex Frazer, vice L. Merritt, term expired;
Seventh district, Hugh Thompson, vice
George j. McManus. term eqpircd.
Regents State University-John s. Pills
bury and Knute Nelson, reappointed.
Inspectors State Prison. ohm F. Nor.
rIsh, reapointed; Fl. g. Hicks, vice John
De Laittre. resigned.
Boar d Corrections and Charities
NJ. Meg. Dana, Charles H. Berry, rsapoint
ed.
State Board OF E qualiza tion-Second
district, William Lindeke, vice Anse
Oppenheim, term expired; Fourth
district, Daniel Bassett, reappointed;
Sixth district, William Thomas. reap
pointed; Eighth district. W. C. Bredenhaecn,
vice Henry Poehler, term expired; Tenth
district, John McNally, reappointed
Twelfth district. A. N. .Jonson, reap
pointed.
Directors st ate Normal Schools-H. B,
Wilson, reappointed; w. s. Pattee. vice